61 years ago in S.F.: Joe DiMaggio marries Marilyn Monroe

A look back at the brief and turbulent marriage.

January 14, 2015 1:01 AM

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Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe and former legendary New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio emerge from their civil wedding ceremony in San Francisco on Jan. 14, 1954. The marriage didn't last long; Monroe filed for divorce less than a year later citing "mental cruelty."

According to most accounts, things really went south shortly after filming of the famous "skirt blowing scene" in the "Seven Year Itch."

Hollywood superstar Marilyn Monroe and former legendary New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio emerge from their civil wedding ceremony in San Francisco on Jan. 14, 1954. The marriage didn't last long; Monroe filed for ... more

A tearful Marilyn Monroe in the passenger seat of car beside her lawyer Jerry Giesler after announcing her divorce from former baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Monroe was found dead from an overdose of sleeping pills several years later, in 1962. DiMaggio died in 1999.

A tearful Marilyn Monroe in the passenger seat of car beside her lawyer Jerry Giesler after announcing her divorce from former baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Monroe was found dead from an overdose of sleeping ... more

The wedding made the front page of San Francisco Chronicle. Art Hoppe's lead sentence, which became famous, began: "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio wedded the girl of his and many other men's dreams yesterday..,"

The wedding made the front page of San Francisco Chronicle. Art Hoppe's lead sentence, which became famous, began: "Joltin' Joe DiMaggio wedded the girl of his and many other men's dreams yesterday..,"

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The wedding made the front page of San Francisco Chronicle. Art... Photo-5720130.77654 - SFGate